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Use your own domain

Serve your instance on a hostname of your own, such as marmot.example.com, alongside its generated marmotdata.cloud one.

Before you start​

  • Your account is on Scale or Enterprise.
  • You can add DNS records for the hostname at your DNS provider.
  • The hostname is a subdomain, such as marmot.example.com. A bare domain like example.com can't hold a CNAME record.

You'll add two records, and the console shows the exact values for each:

RecordNamePoints toWhy
TXTGiven by the consoleA one-time tokenProves you control this one hostname
CNAMEmarmot.example.com<instance>.marmotdata.cloudSends traffic to your instance

Add the domain​

Everything happens on the instance's page in the console.

  1. Prove you control the hostname

    1. Under Custom domain, select Add custom domain and enter marmot.example.com.
    2. Select Get TXT record and add that record at your DNS provider.
    3. Select Verify hostname.

  2. Point it at your instance

    1. Add the CNAME record the console shows.
    2. Select Check DNS, then Save hostname.

The TXT record step for marmot.example.com:

The Custom domain section at the Prove it is yours step, showing the TXT record name and value for marmot.example.com and the Verify hostname buttonThe Custom domain section at the Prove it is yours step, showing the TXT record name and value for marmot.example.com and the Verify hostname button

Check that it worked​

The domain moves through Waiting for DNS, Issuing certificate and Active. The certificate usually takes a few minutes, and the generated hostname keeps working throughout.

Open https://marmot.example.com once it shows Active.

Remove the domain​

Select Remove custom domain. The instance stops answering on it, and the generated hostname keeps working.

Next steps​

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